Two women were running over, happened to hear this question, and shouted hurriedly.
Wang Erqing frowned and looked at them.
The onlookers were stopped outside, but just now two women made a fuss to come in.
"Master Chao, you are Miss Qixing's employer." They shouted loudly, "Ah Qi, Ah Qi, are you okay?"
Wang Erqing took a look. As a low-level servant of Xu Cheng, everyone in the city recognized him.
One is the proprietress of Dongshi Grocery Store, and the other is the shopkeeper of Linglongfang.
Employer? It seems that this orphan girl is not very lonely. He waved his hand and motioned to the policeman to let her go. He also wanted to ask questions to get to know the victim better so that he could better solve the case.
When the two women arrived, he didn't need to ask directly, and started chatting.
The lady who runs the grocery store has the loudest voice.
"Ah Qi sells prey on the street. Her prey is fresh and cheap. Someone might be jealous and want to embarrass her."
"No, we met her before. Shundelou bought her game, and she was teased. Ah Qi had to avoid it."
After saying that, he looked at the mess around him after the fire. He felt angry, anxious and afraid, slapping his legs and cursing.
"Oh, what a damn thing. You murdered these two little girls."
Wang Erqing was shouted at so hard that his ears hurt and his voice was loud, but what he said was worthless. A few game meats would not lead to money and death. He looked at the shopkeeper of Linglongfang.
Compared to the noisy grocery store proprietress, Mrs. Dong was much more reserved. She frowned and pulled Qixing's master and servant up and down to look left and right.
"Are you injured? I've already called the doctor, who will come soon." She said urgently, "How could something like this happen? I was scared to death when I heard people say your house is on fire.
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When asking the villagers to go to the city to help report to the official, Qixing also asked them to find Linglongfang and talk to the shopkeeper, Mrs. Dong.
"I asked them to ask for leave for me, so that the store wouldn't know about it and delay business." Qixing said, "It's my fault that I frightened my wife."
Mrs. Dong was angry: "What are you talking about that delays business! Who cares about that! The most important thing is you!"
Hmm... It seems that the business of Ah Qi Guanxi is indeed not small. Wang Erqing still doesn't know that these kind-hearted shopkeepers only have money in their eyes.
He coughed and interrupted the shopkeeper's confession: "Let's talk about business. This case..."
"Second Master Wang, this case is not about seeking wealth and killing, but about seeking revenge." Madam Dong said simply without waiting for him to finish asking.
Sure enough! Wang Erqing raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"
Madam Dong looked at Ah Qi, patted her hand gently and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here with you."
What a joke, Mrs. Dong is not a teenager and she doesn’t understand what people mean when they tell her that something happened at home.
Moreover, it turns out that these teenagers are not stupid.
When I refused a salary increase earlier, I said that I would be the source of food and clothing and a shelter. It turned out that I was not just talking casually.
When Mrs. Dong was woken up by a villager who told her that something had happened to the girl Qixing at the foot of Xinghua Mountain, she was like a bucket of water pouring down her face, and she suddenly had an enlightenment and enlightenment.
Got it, she got it all.
She looked at Qixing with a meaningful look in her eyes, "Little girl, it's not simple. It turns out that she really had a problem with someone, and she wanted to protect Linglongfang."
Of course, she's not angry either. It's business, making money, trading. If this little girl dares, there's nothing she, Mrs. Dong, doesn't dare to do!
Madam Dong withdrew her gaze and looked at Wang Erqing again, her face heavy.
"Rather than having a grudge against Miss Qixing, it's better to have a grudge against our Linglongfang."
Is that so? Wang Erqing's raised eyebrows fell. Linglongfang was very rich, so it was reasonable to seek wealth.
"Ms. Dong, please come with us to the Yamen and explain in detail," he said.
Mrs. Dong nodded: "That's natural."
Here, the policemen began to tidy up the scene, loading the deceased and murder weapons into the vehicle, and prepared to return to the Yamen.
Qi Xing and Qing Pheasant over there also simply packed up and prepared to follow them. Although the next question was Mrs. Dong of Linglongfang, she naturally wanted to follow them.
The proprietress of the grocery store was also going to go, and told Wang Erqing that she could testify that Qixing had been bullied for selling game in the market, and that she might have enemies, but Wang Erqing waved her away.
"I also know that enemy. It's Mr. Twenty-Four from the Ning family who is showing off his power in Shunde Building. The shopkeeper of Shunde Building has already gone to the government office to file a complaint."
But at that time, Ning Li had already fallen, and the shopkeeper of Shunde Building just joined in the fun and stepped on to help the magistrate.
"Li Ning is dead, and everyone else has been sent to leave Xu Cheng. Who can seek revenge on her?"
"Go, go, don't cause trouble."
The grocery store proprietress, who did not want to cause any trouble, went to help Qixing and asked if he had been bumped and if he was afraid. She stretched out her hand to help sort Qixing's messy clothes and lowered her voice when she got close.
"My boss said that the information you asked me to inquire about has come to fruition."
Qixing said, "I'm sorry for bothering auntie." He lowered his head slightly and asked her to come closer to him to adjust her clothes.
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The group of people entered the city. The people in the city were more alert these days. When they saw soldiers and horses pulling dead people, they immediately gathered around and asked questions.
“Whose house was ransacked?”
"Who committed the crime again?"
"There is a car behind you. Is there a woman in the car?"
"Hey, if you can still ride in the car, then you are not the criminal."
"Who is in the car? What case is it?"
In the midst of the noisy discussion and questioning, Wang Erqing kept a calm expression and asked the guards to disperse the crowd and go straight to the Yamen. In order not to reveal the facts of the case, he also asked Madam Dong Qixing and her maid's car to drive straight into the Yamen.
The mighty gates and soldiers kept the people out and cut off prying eyes.
However, the facts of the case cannot be concealed.
Many villagers also followed, as well as people watching the excitement along the way, and soon the news spread.
"In Xinghua Village outside the city, people were killed and set on fire."
"The thief, seeking wealth and life, set fire to himself and burned himself to death."
"Hey? What on earth, who killed whom? The robber killed himself?"
"This is too funny."
"It's not funny, it's really about seeking wealth and killing, and the victim is the embroiderer of Linglongfang."
"What kind of fortune can an embroiderer have?"
"Who knows? Let's wait for the officials to interrogate me."
"With the prefect here, any case can be solved, and the thief can't escape even if he dies."
The person who shouted this must be someone who was waiting for the favor of Magistrate Bo, but the person who heard it did not laugh, his face turned a little pale, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
If it were in the past, this kind of case where the robber was dead and no one was injured would be dismissed casually, let alone the prefect, and the officials and clerks in the yamen would not bother to bother.
But now, after the Ning official’s house raid case, everyone has seen that the prefect wants to do something great and gain a reputation as a capable minister.
No matter how small a case is, you may have to personally investigate it, and even if the robber is dead, the matter will not be settled. If you don't catch a few and kill a few, how can you show the prestige of the Qingtian Master?
The man couldn't stand any longer, glanced at the yamen gate, turned around, squeezed out of the crowd and ran quickly.
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In the Lu family mansion, which was shrouded in darkness, everyone except the night watcher was asleep.
The servant on night watch yawned and checked the candlelight access control. In fact, there was nothing to see. The entire street belonged to the Lu family. The walls were high and deep, making it very safe.
He was thinking about where to sit down and take a nap, when he suddenly heard the sound of shattering, and at the same time, there was a high-pitched voice "What——"
In the dark night, it was like a night owl crying, which frightened the night watch servants to the point of numbness. They boldly went to look for the sound and saw that it was where the great master's bedroom was.
He remembered that someone had hurried in at the door just now. He didn't take it seriously at first. The family's business had grown, and there were many people running around day and night.
But now it seems that the people who came here brought some bad news?
The Lu family has been going smoothly in the past few years, both the business and the children in the family have been soaring. What could make the eldest father lose his temper like this?
It should be on the shelves tomorrow. I think you can tell by now whether this story is to your taste or not, so please consider whether to read it. Remember, you read novels for fun. Don’t force it. Let’s just tell a book and tell a story. Let’s take it easy.